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steve  ·  3359 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Volkswagen emissions scandal could snare other companies, whistleblower claims.

I haven't been able to stop grinning since reading about this. I am handy with gasoline powered cars, but I've never owned or even really worked on a diesel. I feel a little sheepish admitting that I didn't know anything about Adblue.

    A warning light signals when the AdBlue tank is running low, and when the tank is empty, the car won’t start to comply with emissions regulations.

I feel like a little kid laughing about piss being refilled at a 10k service interval. It sounds almost as silly as blinker fluid. giggle.





kleinbl00  ·  3359 days ago  ·  link  ·  

And the same people who add mouse piss to their cars are shocked - shocked! that you need to add oil to a 2-stroke.

Okay, yeah. That's downright heinous for the environment, rather than making it better. But still...

steve  ·  3359 days ago  ·  link  ·  

at least most 2-stroke stuff is automixing... at least the stuff I'm aware of. It always sucked having two gas cans.

In fact, my kid screwed up and put the oil/gas mix (stale at that) into the mower last week. That was a fun morning.

wife - "why is the mower smoking so much?"

me - "probably just some bad ga.... WAIT... CRAP! cut it! cut it!"

meh - he didn't know any better and my mower seems ok after the drain and fill.